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Athena vs Vesta - What's the difference?

athena | vesta |

As a proper noun athena

is athena.

As a noun vesta is

a short match, made of wood or wax.

athena

English

(wikipedia Athena)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • (Greek god) The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, the arts, and especially crafts, in particular, weaving; daughter of Zeus and Metis. Her Roman counterpart is Minerva.

    • Coordinate terms

    * (Eternal Virgin Goddesses) Minerva, Artemis/Diana, Hestia/Vesta

    Derived terms

    * Athena Polias * Athens

    Anagrams

    *

    vesta

    English

    (wikipedia Vesta)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (Roman god) The virgin goddess of the hearth, fire, and the household, and therefore a deity of domestic life. The Roman counterpart of Hestia.
  • in occasional use.
  • (astronomy) Short for , the fourth asteroid discovered.

    • Coordinate terms

    * (Eternal Virgin Goddesses) Hestia, Artemis/Diana, Athena/Minerva

    Synonyms

    * (astronomy)

    Derived terms

    * vestal virgin * Vestan * Vestian * vestal * vestoid

    Anagrams

    * *

    See also

    * (mythology) * (astronomy) ----